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# of Participants Registered: 11

What would you do with $60,000 for economic revitalization in your community? i.e. Are there business owners in your community nearing retirement yet don’t know how they are going to transition out of their community-based business? What younger, excited entrepreneurs would like that business but don’t have access to the capital required? What local businesses could use an injection of capital to expand to the next level? What new business ideas have been talked about but haven’t got off the ground? Addressing these questions can make the difference between having your community thrive or having it die.

As a community leader, the Unleashing Local Capital project may be your way to access $60,000 of support to ensure your community thrives. Through the project, you and a group of your trusted friends and neighbours will be guided to create your own Community Investment Fund (CIF) to reignite your local economy. Only 3 communities will be chosen in Alberta. Will yours be one of them?

Unleashing Local Capital is administered by the Alberta Community and Co-operatives Association (ACCA) and is funded by Rural Alberta Development Fund (RADF).

Participants will learn:

Gain a deeper understanding of the Unleashing Local Capital project

Learn what it can do for you in your community

Have the opportunity to ask questions

Gain confidence to easily complete the Expression of Interest application prior to May 4, 2012

This session is well suited for:

Community leaders who want to know more about the Unleashing Capital project and may want clarification on the Expression of Interest.